2021 Kia Sorento is Telluride money
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The new Kia Sorento's pricing was announced and trim for trim it's only about $1k-$2k less than the equivalent Telluride which is a noticeably bigger vehicle.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a34758925/2021-kia-sorento-pricing/
The only advantage the Sorento gets is the hybrid option but it's still crazy that they're so close in price
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Especially since I'll take a n/a v6 over a turbo4 any day, even just from a reliability standpoint.
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Do you think the difference will come out in how they discount each one at the dealers?
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@khalbali said in 2021 Kia Sorento is Telluride money:
Especially since I'll take a n/a v6 over a turbo4 any day, even just from a reliability standpoint.
That's one of the big reasons I went v8 over turbo 6 on the truck.
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Not surprising in this segment. Just like basically every other brand that has 2- and 3-row midsize CUVs, the Sorento and Telluride are very similar mechanically and effectively short and long versions of the same car, with different styling, branding, and in this case engine choices. The main difference is the Sorento offers a 3rd row unlike most of its competitors.
Look at every one of Blazer/Traverse, Edge/Explorer, Passport/Pilot, Santa Fe/Palisade, Murano/Pathfinder, Outback/Ascent, Venza/Highlander, Atlas/Atlas Cross Sport. Within each brand, both models are riding on the same platform with short and long versions and some powertrain differences, even if the styling and branding is distinct. The exceptions being Ford where the Explorer has its own platform, and VW where there are explicitly 2 versions of the Atlas.
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@chariotoflove That's going to be my guess. Plus, if we see an X-line trim for the Telluride that would create another upper level above the Sorento.
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@texturedsoyprotein That's a very good point. It also makes me wonder if higher trims of the Telluride aren't going to be coming up since it seems to be a big seller.
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@texturedsoyprotein I think the new Venza is on the Rav4 platform but your point still stands. Different lengths but the same sausage.
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@krustywantout The RAV4, Venza and Highlander are all on Toyota's TNGA-K platform. It's one of those modern scalable vehicle architectures that can be reconfigured into many different shapes and sizes. The RAV4 Hybrid, Venza, Highlander Hybrid & Sienna all share the same powertrain, with it being the only choice on the Venza & Sienna.
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@texturedsoyprotein Didn't know that. Thanks!
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@carbon-fiber-sasquatch Bear in mind that the Sorento is a RoW model while the Telluride is not. Even if the platforms are the same (not sure about that) the vehicles are likely packaged quite differently...plus your Sorento may not even be assembled in the US?
Here the new Sorento is a high forty to low sixty grand car that's made in South Korea while the forthcoming Hyundai Palisade (same as US only Telluride but our RHD version is made in South Korea) is apparently a high sixty to high seventy grand proposition...and I think they even share the same petrol V6 and 4 cylinder turbo diesel drivelines!
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@derpwagon said in 2021 Kia Sorento is Telluride money:
@khalbali said in 2021 Kia Sorento is Telluride money:
Especially since I'll take a n/a v6 over a turbo4 any day, even just from a reliability standpoint.
That's one of the big reasons I went v8 over turbo 6 on the truck.
For sure, I love turbos as much as the next guy but I'm just not on board in a family/daily car where reliability is yuge. Wife kinda wants a hybrid but I'm skeptical of that too, at least the fuel savings make a bigger difference though as opposed to most turbos that do well on EPA tests and suck gas irl.
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Oh yeah, I love turbos too. My Supra has one, and I've had several other turbo cars in the past, and I've daily driven them. I just don't personally want one in my daily driver truck.
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@carbon-fiber-sasquatch Could this be Kia's equivalent to BMW's "you can have a 3-series sedan or a 4-series 'grand coupe'" which are differentiated by nearly only the slope of the C-pillar?
I think the SUV category is so 'hot' that they can internally crowd this 3-row SUV sub-segment because there will be buyers that may stray toward one aesthetic vs. the other, or even be happy to a degree that they have more than one option for the segment they're interested in while still at the same dealership.
Then there's the Sedona (unsure of its new MSRP) but it too is looking 'large-SUV'ish' but with sliding doors. A third option for the prospective buyer!
